Dentists warn they're seeing cases of something nicknamed "Ozempic teeth." Medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can lead to dry mouth because the active ingredient, semaglutide, affects the salivary ...

“Most users tolerate GLP-1 medications like Ozempic without serious oral health issues, but a subset experience notable side ...

Dentists claim weight-loss drugs could majorly impact users' saliva glands, helping gum disease to fester in their mouths.

Hormone dysfunction can impact energy, metabolism, and appetite—making assessing hormone levels essential for dietitians to..

Salivary Gland Disease The major salivary glands produce approximately one quart of saliva each day, which in turn plays a crucial role in food digestion, swallowing, speech, and protection of teeth ...

Salivary gland cancer is a rare disease where cancerous cells form in the tissues of the salivary glands. Signs & Symptoms These are signs of salivary gland cancer: Fluid draining from the ear A lump ...

You might be familiar with dry mouth from partaking in a certain kind of recreational substance (or you might not be, we're ...

The incidence of benign tumor of any major salivary gland and that of the parotid salivary gland was higher in the CUD group than in the non-CUD group (0.08 vs 0.02% and 0.05 vs 0.01%, respectively).

The first hint of this new gland emerged while Wouter Vogel, a radiation oncologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NCI), was probing for damage to salivary glands after radiotherapy for cancer ...

Explore how rare epithelial cells like tuft cells regulate inflammation, regeneration, and circadian rhythms in salivary glands using state-of-the-art molecular and imaging techniques. Our lab ...